Nine Lives (Fighter Pilots) - Softcover

Deere OBE DSO DFC & Bar, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0907579825 ISBN 13: 9780907579823

Publisher: Crecy Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The renowned autobiography of New Zealand's most famous RAF pilot who saw action from the Munich Crisis to the invasion of France in 1944. Al Deere experienced the drama of the early days of the Battle of Britain while serving with Spitfire squadrons based at Hornchurch and Manston, and his compelling story tells of the successes and frustrations of those critical weeks. Deere's nine lives are the accounts of his fantastic luck in escaping from seemingly impossible situations. During the Battle of Britain he parachuted from stricken aircraft on three occasions and once was blown up by a bomb while taking off from Hornchurch during an attack on the airfield. In March 1943 Deere was appointed Wing Commander of the famous Biggin Hill Wing and by the end of the war, his distinguished 'score' was destroyed twenty-two, probables ten and damaged eighteen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crecy Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0907579825
• ISBN 13: 9780907579823
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288